The issue focused more on monitoring enforcement efforts than addressing criminals and limiting illicit trafficking in goods. At its height, Turkey ranked sixth among nations with illegal smuggling rates of nearly 70%. By 2020, criminal prosecutions could exceed 150 000 persons annually. Illegal tourism accounted for 44.8 % of overall trafficking arrests in 2010. Legal migration remained relatively steady since 1990; legal visas declined during this period from 57 million to 51 million (1994–1995), mainly due to visa shortages. Criminal prosecution figures indicate that approximately 42.7 %